Media Relations

The Police Media Relations topic page gives PIOs or other department spokespeople the tools and techniques - from media training to Facebook and social media tips - to increase your effective communications with various media entities and help to shape the public’s perception of its cops.

An L.A. tour bus found itself stuck in the middle of a police standoff - and despite the armed officers and cruisers blocking Sunset Blvd, many tourists couldn't believe that the standoff was real. It is Hollywood, after all.

In front of thousands of onlookers – and perhaps millions of Americans watching on television – the Donate Life float in the Rose Bowl parade prominently displayed a portrait of Dobson's face, along with dozens of other faces from around the world.

Police all over the East Coast are keeping a lookout for a trending problem in which teens are intentionally punching strangers in an attempt to knock them out, for fun, then posting videos of the assaults to YouTube.